Staff Techdrunk 
Bluetooth Technology is going to release a new Bluetooth standard – Bluetooth 3.0. It is believed to be released either later this year or by early next year. The new Bluetooth 3.0 standard is expected to speed up data transfer between devices like smartphones and laptops.
It will be an updated version of the Bluetooth 2.1 protocol, developed in the year 2007. The standard will be able to run in a number of consumer electronic devices i.e. beyond mobile phones.
Michael Foley, executive director of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, said “We might see a handful [of devices] as early as this holiday season, but it usually takes 9 to 12 months post specification adoption to see products on the market. We expect Bluetooth 3.0 to make its way into PCs, mobile phones, camcorders, cameras, TVs, digital presenters – devices that consumers use to transfer large data files like those of video, photographs and even entire music libraries.” He further said that “Although the high speed radio itself can be more taxing on a battery than the classic Bluetooth radio – the high speed radio is also able to send data faster and can therefore be in use for a shorter period of time.”
The Bluetooth 3.0 enables faster data transfer using less power, since it is based on Wi-Fi standards. As a result, consumers will be able receive better response and battery life. It also stabilizes connections using short bursts of Wi-Fi to send data, after which the radio is shut off until needed again.
